It seems like either

  • I get a .webp file when I don’t want it (downloading images)

  • I try to use a .webp format, but it isn’t allowed (uploading images)

So who is trying to encourage people to use it, and who is trying to prevent adoption?

I’m constantly converting it with imagemagick and other tools

  • takeheart@lemmy.world
    122·
    9 months ago

    I’ve seen file browsers that do implicit conversions which is really helpful. So if you rename a file from pic.webp it automatically gets converted pic.jpg. That’s quite useful if you don’t care about specific quality parameters. Maybe browsers should just let you save a picture in any major image format.

    • Lojcs@lemm.ee
      13·
      9 months ago

      I think that’s just an issue with the image viewer you’re using supporting webp decoding but not its extension. Most media viewers won’t restrict decoding to formats the extension supports.